open education resources and opportunities for research
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Open Education Resources and Opportunities for Research. By Chao Charity Mbogo Panel Presentation at e-learning innovations conference, Nairobi. A bit of my background. Bsc Mathematics & Computer Science – KeMU. Msc Computer Science - University of Oxford. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Open Education Resources
Open Education Resources and Opportunities for ResearchBy Chao Charity MbogoPanel Presentation at e-learning innovations conference, Nairobi.1A bit of my backgroundBsc Mathematics & Computer Science KeMU. Msc Computer Science - University of Oxford.Head of Department, Computer Information Systems, KeMU. PhD Computer Science - University of Cape Town (Grad 2015). Google Anita Award Winner Europe, Middle East and Africa (2014).
Current researchScaffolding new learners of Java programming to write programs on a mobile phoneWhat is OER?OER describes any educational resource that is openly (freely) available for use and permits re-use by educators and learners. Examples of OERLearning content: MIT Open CoursewareTools: Open Source SoftwareImplementation Resources: Intellectual property licenses promoting free publishing.
Why get involved in OER?What you give, you get back improved.Can be used as PR to attract new students.Lowering education cost.Generate revenue through Ads.
Challenges of OER1. Compromise on quality.
Opportunities for research: QualityOpportunity 1: Develop /Use Plagiarism detection systems at our institutions. Opportunity 2: Study the impact on use of current plagiarism detection systems.Opportunity 3: Devise internal quality checks that can be documented and published.
Opportunities for research: QualityOpportunity 4: User evaluation
Opportunities for research: QualityOpportunity 5: Peer review systems. I would wish to see full paper submissions in future eLearning innovations conferences. Indexed access to Google Scholar etc.
Challenges of OER2. SustainabilityHow useful is your resource? InteroperabiltyFunding
Opportunities for research: SustainabilityUser-Driven research.From design to evaluation
Opportunities for research: SustainabilityGood research is one that kicks the door open for another researcher to go through.
Originality is the only kick hard enough to open the door for further research. Opportunities for research: SustainabilityWriting grant proposalsInvolve learners to design payment models: For example, the conversion model. Follow the community model (involving targeted stakeholders). ConclusionOER provides numerous research opportunities. ELearning is the right platform to be involved in OER.Let us not compromise on quality for quantity.Users, Users, Users.Thank you!@[email protected]